Churn-power and butter-worker combined



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J. SWEENEY. GHURN POWER AND BUTTER WORKER COMBINED. No. 328,906. Patented Oct. 20, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES SWVEENEY, OF OORNING, OHIO.

CHURN-POWER AND BUTTER-WORKER COMBINED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,906, dated October 20, 1885. Application filed December 29, 1884. Serial No. 151,432. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES SWEENEY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Corning, in the county of Perry and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Churn-Powers and Butter-Workers and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters'and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this improvement is a churnpower having a spring, pawl and ratchet mechanism that can be applied to operating one or more dashers of a churn, either by short distinct applications of force or used to drive the same continuously fora time, and by thus giving the operator intervals of rest relieve the labor and make the operation of churning less laborious. These results are attained by the means illustrated by the drawings herewith as part hereof, in which the same letters of reference denote the same parts in'the different views.

Figure 1 is a top view of a churn-power embodying the features of my improvement, with sections broken away to better illustrate the construction and relative position of the parts. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal vertical section of the mechanism and the practical application thereof to churning.

A is a supporting-base for the mechanism, and operates also as a lid or cover for the churn; B B, brace-beams transversely secured to the base A, and provided near each end with round or square uprights D D, rigidly affixed in the position shown by any suitable means.

F F are beams longitudinally connecting the uprights D D, to which they are affixed by screws f or otherwise.

E isa beam supported by and affixed centrally to the transverse brace-beams B B, for the purpose of supporting the gear-wheel G, loosely fitted to a shaft, G, which extends through the beam E, as shown in Fig. 2, and through a disk affixed to the beams Fby screws f, or otherwise, for the purpose of strengthening the superstructure, and also for the attachment of a coil-spring, f, having an eye, f by means of which it is firmly affixedl to the disk F, and is connected there with the shaft G.

F is a ratchet wheel or plate rigidly affixed to the shaft G,but disconnected from thegearwheel G. r

F is a pawl suitably secured to an elevation of or recess in the body of the gear-wheel G in position to engage with the detents in the ratchet-plate F, against which it is actuated by means of a spring, F, affixed to the body of the gear-wheel G.

f" is a plate secured to the shaft G between the ratchet F and the coil-spring f, for the purpose of preventing its entanglement with adjacent parts, and thus insuring its free ac tion.

G is aknobbed lever for operating the mechanism hereinb'efore described, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

0 O O are standards having laterally-extended bases 0 c 0 by means of which they are affixed to the base A by screws or otherwise, for the purpose of supporting a shaft, H provided at its inner end with a pin-gear, H h,which meshes with the gear-wheel G, and at its outer end with a gear-wheel, P, which meshes with a pinion, P, on a shaft, n, supported by standards 0 O and provided at its outer end with a blade, Q, having a recess, Q q, for a purpose hereinafter set forth.

H H are gear-wheels supported by shaft H, and provided with laterally projecting teeth h h,which mesh with pinions K K, secured to vertical shafting k 76, supported by transverse frame-work composed of transverse beams N n N nand Vertical standards N 2 N affixed to the longitudinal bars M M, which are suitably secured to the base A. The lower ends of the shafts K K are provided with square sockets L L, which fit over the correspondingly -f0rmed upper ends of and connect the mechanism with the churn-dasher shafts S S. (Substantially shown in Fig. 3.)

R R B R R represent the sides, ends, and bottom of the churn-box,suitably secured to the ends of which are vertical strips d d at each side of movable pieces d d which are additionally held in the positions shown by means of a movable bottom piece, (1, recessed at its ends to fit over the upright pieces d d, as shown at d and by a longitudinal piece,R", having perforations for the reception of the dasher-shafts S S, and perforations at its ends for the reception of rounded ends d of the around the shaft G, as shown in Fig. 1, and

the pawl F on the body of the gear-wheel G will be pressed into engagement with the ratchet-wheel F by the spring F, and so connect the gear-wheel G with the spring f that when the lever G is released the force of the spring will put the gear-wheel G in motion, and,by means of the meshing pin-gear H h,put in motion the gear-wheels H H and drive the dashers through the pinions K K continuously until the tension of the spring fis lost by being unwound, the process ofwhiclnbecause of the relative size of the gear G, pin-wheel H h, gears H H, and pinions K K,will require sufficient time togive the operator of the churn a period of rest; or the mechanism can be operated through short distinct applications of force by giving the lever G3 only partial .turns and reversing the movement thereof, which will actuate the gear G'through the pawl F and thus give motion to the outer parts.

Having explained the construction and operation of my improvement, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. The combination of the shaft G, spring f, disk F, ratchet F, gear-wheel G, provided with pawl F and pawl-spring F*, arranged to operate substantially as described,for the purpose set forth.

2. The shaft H provided with the gearing H h, H, H and shafting 7c 70, provided with sockets L and gearing'K K, in combination with the gear-wheel G, arranged to operate as described, and the churndashers, for the purposejset forth.

3. The blade Q, having recess Q q,arranged to operate as described, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presenceof two witnesses.

JAMES SWVEENEY.

Witnesses:

A. H. W Ann, 0. M. RODGERS. 

